Agnes remembers Agnes flood two decades later in Wilkes-Barre
Agnes flood remembered twenty years on with memories of mud and water in Wilkes-Barre Luzerne County and the Wyoming Valley. Elizabeth Miller recalls mud filling streets and a chair floating to the second floor as the Susquehanna rose. The 1972 disaster killed 48 in Pennsylvania, left 72 000 evacuated and about 220 000 homeless. Cleanup reached 3.1 billion dollars with 68 000 homes and 3 000 businesses destroyed.
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Lee Namey
Susquehanna
Nixon
Agnes
Teens explore beaver habitat during conservation camp
Fifteen year old hunters Tim Bodziach and Casey Miles joined 21 peers at the 1992 Junior Conservation School sponsored by the Lawrence County Council of Conservation Clubs. Led by Ned Weston of the Pennsylvania Game Commission at SNPJ Recreation Center, they learned beaver habits and habitat, saw a baby beaver, and discussed beaver impacts on farms and roads. The week aims to develop outdoor leadership and wildlife appreciation, with attendees writing essays and engaging in side trips, including edible plant tastings with Dr. Richard Medoe.
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Casey Miles
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Ned Weston
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Lawrence County Council of Conservation Clubs
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Weston
Robert Miles
Laurel Conservation Club
Richard Medoe
Pory Rock University
Amtrak to cancel long distance trains in Pennsylvania
Amtrak will cancel the Capital Limited from Washington to Chicago and the Broadway Limited from New York to Chicago tomorrow through Pennsylvania in anticipation of a railroad workers strike. About 95 percent of rail employees are under terms set by Congress or negotiated, with a cooling off period ending at 12:01 a.m. EDT Wednesday.
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Horne's Store to Close at Boardman's Southern Park Mall
Horne's Department Store will close its Boardman Ohio location at Southern Park Mall on July 12 and reopen later this summer under the Higbee's banner a division of Dillard's of Little Rock Arkansas.
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Little Rock
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Donahue eyes political future after talk show
RADNOR Pa AP Congressmen Donahue Phil Donahue plans to keep his talk show through 1994 but hints at a possible run for office afterward. He calls himself a political junkie yet worries about the toll of campaigning and his electability against a first negative ad.
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TV Guide
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Doctors push posting of medical fees in waiting rooms
At the AMA annual meeting delegates from New England push a nonbinding resolution to require posting of doctors fees in offices and hospitals to aid price comparison. They note rising health costs consume about 650 billion yearly and urge cost awareness among patients and providers while acknowledging objections about doctor patient relations.
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Marian C. Craighill
Massachusetts
Rakatansky
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Shuttle crew preps for record 13 day spaceflight
CAPE CANAVERAL FL AP The countdown began for the longest shuttle mission ever a 13 day science run aboard Columbia NASA s 48th flight with seven astronauts on board The crew will test astroculture with a water only mini greenhouse growth of crystals in zero gravity and fires in sealed chambers Commander Richard N Richards notes the challenge follows last month s satellite rescue and astronaut Lawrence DeLucas predicts the crystals grown in space will be the largest and best yet for medicine detectors and semiconductors
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Columbia
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